For a good two decades the Porsche resided at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Museum, until 2015, when Joplin's relatives reclaimed the car and auctioned it off. It sold for a record-setting $1.76 million. The last song Janis Joplin ever recorded was about a car. Her voice was the engine powering the a capella masterpiece, "Mercedes Benz." A 1964 Porsche 356 that once belonged to the rock singer Janis Joplin sold at auction Thursday night for $1.76 million. The car had been expected to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000. The.
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Janis Joplin's Porsche was a bit of a mystery. For years, we heard about this car and people kept referring to it as the Janis Joplin Porsche Speedster. But alas, it was never a Speedster, but rather a 1964 Reuter-bodied Cabriolet 1600 SC. If you don't know who Janis Joplin was - look her up! She's an icon of American Rock & Roll, if. The story behind Janis Joplin's 1964 Porsche is as eclectic as her in-your-face music and clothing. At a time when rock stars were dolling out big money for their cars, Joplin paid just $3,500 for a 1964 Porsche 356 C Cabriolet from the Beverly Hills dealer Estes-Zipper. When she bought the car, it was a dull Dolphin Grey, one of nine colors. That's why the the 1964 Porche 356 C 1600 SC cabriolet once owned by the singer-songwriter just sold for $1.76 million at RM Sotheby's "Driven by Disruption" sale in New York City. The highly. Rolling work of art is back in Michigan after shattering auction record. One of the most easily recognizable cars in the world, legendary rocker Janis Joplin's Porsche has experienced quite the ride in recent years.It all culminated last weekend under a beautiful Western Michigan summer sky as the car enjoyed a homecoming of sorts.
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This 1998 documentary shares the true story of how Janis Joplin bought a 1965 Porsche 356c Cabriolet, and turned it into one of the most recognizable cars on. Like the woman herself, Joplin's vehicle of choice was one of a kind: a multi-colored, hand-painted 1964 Porsche 356C cabriolet that will be offered to the public for the first time on Thursday, Dec. 10 at RM Sotheby's "Driven to Disruption" auction in New York City. The auction house expects bidding on the car to surpass $400,000. December 11, 2015. Janis Joplin's iconic flower-power Porsche sold at auction for nearly $1.8 million RB/Redferns/Getty. Janis Joplin 's psychedelic Porsche sold for $1.76 million Thursday night. Janis Joplin's Porsche. 10/05/2016. "My friends all drive Porsches," sang Janis Joplin. But this was true not just for her friends—she too owned a Porsche: a 356 SC with a colorful paint job. This rock star on wheels was recently sold at an auction for 1.76 million dollars.
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Photos by David LaChance. Janis Joplin may have expressed her desire for a Mer-ced-es Benz in song, but it was a 1965 Porsche 356C cabriolet that graced her driveway. Perhaps the most recognizable car in rock and roll history, the psychedelic-liveried convertible will be offered for sale by the Joplin family at the December 10 RM Sotheby's "Driven by Disruption" auction in New York City. After Janis Joplin died from a heroin overdose in October 1970, the Porsche was commandeered by Joplin's manager, Albert Grossman, who lent it to guests visiting at his estate.
However, in 2015, Janis Joplin's psychedelic Porsche was finally put up for auction at the "Driven by Disruption" sale in New York City. It brought a whopping $1.76 million, making it the highest selling Porsche 356 at a public auction. Although the buyer was not named, it's rumored that a 60-year-old woman bought the car for her birthday. The outstanding final bid may have to do with the automobile's connection to music legend Janis Joplin, who purchased the Porsche in 1968 for a mere $3,500. When she got her hands on the car, it.
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Janis Joplin 's psychedelic car - a pearl-white 1965 Porsche 365c 1600 Cabriolet painted with a kaleidoscopic Flower Power mural - is heading to auction this December as part of RM Sotheby. Joplin's beloved 1965 Porsche 356C Cabriolet was with her until the end -- it was parked at the hotel where she died. For the first time, the rocker's car is.
